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umezawa
my new baby
Umezawa NJS 56cm
NJS Dura Ace cranks and headset, non-NJS Dura Ace hubs (32h)/silver and black spokes/
Deep V white and gold, 105 front brake, Testach lever, Nitto B201s chopped, clear Ourys, Nitto Jaguar NJS 100mm, Sylvan lite/MKS steel/Christophe nylon, Sugino 75 47t/Euro-Asia 17t chrome cog/KMC,
Conti gatorskins, Nitto-made Ultegra post/Brooks Swift Ti.
I am super stoked. It's been the past six months piecing things together on Yahoo Auctions and at shops.
Umezawa NJS 56cm
NJS Dura Ace cranks and headset, non-NJS Dura Ace hubs (32h)/silver and black spokes/
Deep V white and gold, 105 front brake, Testach lever, Nitto B201s chopped, clear Ourys, Nitto Jaguar NJS 100mm, Sylvan lite/MKS steel/Christophe nylon, Sugino 75 47t/Euro-Asia 17t chrome cog/KMC,
Conti gatorskins, Nitto-made Ultegra post/Brooks Swift Ti.
I am super stoked. It's been the past six months piecing things together on Yahoo Auctions and at shops.
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love it shogun
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Originally Posted by shogun17
4 hours and some boredom built me a new cross bike/ss roadie
My home made brake arm extenders. Works like a dream.
Oh, and I normally would run eggbeaters
My home made brake arm extenders. Works like a dream.
Oh, and I normally would run eggbeaters
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ok, finally got decent pics of my piece of ***** craigslist baby.
I love her. or him. it's genderless, but named CP Stealth (CP referencing the head tube sticker, of course).
old no-name road frame, mavic open 4 cd rear rim, american classic hub, dura ace cog that doesn't really fit, chainring that needs to be replaced after yesterday (see bottom photo), MKS sylvan pedals, sugino gt drive side crank, no name left crank, terry butterfly saddle, gatorskin tires, whatever everything else.
(tooth got bent yesterday. here it is plied back into place...for now...)
I love her. or him. it's genderless, but named CP Stealth (CP referencing the head tube sticker, of course).
old no-name road frame, mavic open 4 cd rear rim, american classic hub, dura ace cog that doesn't really fit, chainring that needs to be replaced after yesterday (see bottom photo), MKS sylvan pedals, sugino gt drive side crank, no name left crank, terry butterfly saddle, gatorskin tires, whatever everything else.
(tooth got bent yesterday. here it is plied back into place...for now...)
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That Umazewa absolutely kills. It looks like an NJS English
path racer, with the color and the font.
path racer, with the color and the font.
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Uppsss.. how do i post a pic on the bord!!
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Originally Posted by nateintokyo
I am super stoked. It's been the past six months piecing things together on Yahoo Auctions and at shops.
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Originally Posted by shogun17
i'm not a fan of shocks and ****, but this is jammin'.
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Originally Posted by br995
What are frames going for now on there? And what are you doing in Tokyo?
I be fixin ta buy one
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Originally Posted by nateintokyo
my new baby
looks good man .
those cut out chains frighten me! glad you have a brake.
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Originally Posted by sniks
looks good man .
those cut out chains frighten me! glad you have a brake.
those cut out chains frighten me! glad you have a brake.
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I thought the same.
Im not sure if it makes the chain weaker but it sure doesnt make it stronger.
Same with the hollow pins.
Looks real nice though.
Im not sure if it makes the chain weaker but it sure doesnt make it stronger.
Same with the hollow pins.
Looks real nice though.
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I have alot of friends who bmx and use that chain and have never had a problem with it.
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i broke a regina sl hollowpin in ~1990 during an uphill sprint. ouch.
the logical side of me knows that todays materials and manufacturing is likely much better, but i still don't see myself ever trusting one again...i don't care who makes it.
another data point.
the logical side of me knows that todays materials and manufacturing is likely much better, but i still don't see myself ever trusting one again...i don't care who makes it.
another data point.
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BMX=not using the chain for stopping power.
Not that I have an opinion in this debate, jus' sayin.
Not that I have an opinion in this debate, jus' sayin.
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Originally Posted by DannyRocks
BMX=not using the chain for stopping power.
Not that I have an opinion in this debate, jus' sayin.
Not that I have an opinion in this debate, jus' sayin.
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Originally Posted by exas
interesting, how did you do it?
And regarding the hollowpin chains. I use a KMC X10SL for road and I have 14000km on it. It hasn't broken, despite many hard uphill sprints. You have a smaller chance of breaking a chain on mtb than road, road than fixie. BMX is in there somewhere.
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I think I'm done with my SS
Cheap IH frame, Salsa Cromoto fork, Formula front/Nashbar rear laced with DT spokes to some old glossy Specialized rims, Bulletproof cranks and orange ourys
Cheap IH frame, Salsa Cromoto fork, Formula front/Nashbar rear laced with DT spokes to some old glossy Specialized rims, Bulletproof cranks and orange ourys
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Here goes my first SS!
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frames in Tokyo and the KMC chain
Originally Posted by deathhare
Seems to be about the same.
I be fixin ta buy one
I be fixin ta buy one
Thanks for the replies, q's, etc
Yahoo auction frames are going for anywhere from 40,000-80,000 yen ($324-650) and sometimes more. There is also a steady stream of dinged keirin bikes with all their components. The nicer ones are closer to a grand. Kalavinka's in particular have been hitting 180,000 every once in a while.
The guy I got my frame from is a keirin raced in Shikoku and puts a up a good number of Umezawas (from Shikoku). I think he is putting them up for the shop, but he's also sent up a good number of Vivalos and Samsons.
I am a grad student and here for my dissertation research till the end of summer next year. I lived here previously for almost 6 years total in a couple of stints 1998-2006.
.....as for the KMC chain, give me a sense of the danger? Of course I just bought it for the looks . I do see lots of people riding them here on fixed gears, many with no brakes, so I didn't figue it was a problem. And I got it a pretty spcialized fixed gear/keirin shop that ecommended it (Kalavinka) Has anyone here had bad experiences with those chains directly, or just hollow-pin in general?
I do have a front brake and use it for going fast since I commute on big streets (though I have recently discovered the comfortable speed limit that a 17t cog brings...). For lazy riding I stop by back pedaling and sometimes hops/skids. But a broken chain would be bad..... small price to pay for fashion unless I wreck hard
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KMC makes alot of different chains. I ridden 4 types of their chains. I got 2 of them at the Tokyo bike show in 2004.
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hiyah. nothing special but i wanted to show off my whip.
more or less stock, upgrades are as follows:
- crank brothers eggbeaters sl
- nitto rb-019's
- surly 1/8" 17t cog
to do:
- wheelset
- stem
- saddle
- chainring
edit: oh yeah, no PS magic, true ghost trackstand.
more or less stock, upgrades are as follows:
- crank brothers eggbeaters sl
- nitto rb-019's
- surly 1/8" 17t cog
to do:
- wheelset
- stem
- saddle
- chainring
edit: oh yeah, no PS magic, true ghost trackstand.
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Originally Posted by doomkin
hiyah. nothing special but i wanted to show off my whip.
more or less stock, upgrades are as follows:
- crank brothers eggbeaters sl
- nitto rb-019's
- surly 1/8" 17t cog
to do:
- wheelset
- stem
- saddle
- chainring
edit: oh yeah, no PS magic, true ghost trackstand.
more or less stock, upgrades are as follows:
- crank brothers eggbeaters sl
- nitto rb-019's
- surly 1/8" 17t cog
to do:
- wheelset
- stem
- saddle
- chainring
edit: oh yeah, no PS magic, true ghost trackstand.
I'm gonna use it pretty much stock (with a front brake though), well maybe I'll swap the bars and put a fender on the back, but that's it, I want a cheap good ride. And about the stock gear ratio (48/16), is it too tough?
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My other bike here that I used to stave myself while building the Umezawa is a Fuji track and I like the (steep) stock gears, but I like to go fast and I don't mind pushing hard up hills. I am glad I had a brake on it.
I found it to ride fine, but I liked the Biachi Pista a bit better. The Pista isn't as good a bargain here though. As for the Fuji, the stock tires (basic Kendas) didn't last long and the stock pedals are big and aggressive like mtn pedals, but I didn't mind them too much. The stock seat is/was super cushy. I think mine is last year's model.
I found it to ride fine, but I liked the Biachi Pista a bit better. The Pista isn't as good a bargain here though. As for the Fuji, the stock tires (basic Kendas) didn't last long and the stock pedals are big and aggressive like mtn pedals, but I didn't mind them too much. The stock seat is/was super cushy. I think mine is last year's model.
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Originally Posted by nateintokyo
My other bike here that I used to stave myself while building the Umezawa is a Fuji track and I like the (steep) stock gears, but I like to go fast and I don't mind pushing hard up hills. I am glad I had a brake on it.
I found it to ride fine, but I liked the Biachi Pista a bit better. The Pista isn't as good a bargain here though. As for the Fuji, the stock tires (basic Kendas) didn't last long and the stock pedals are big and aggressive like mtn pedals, but I didn't mind them too much. The stock seat is/was super cushy. I think mine is last year's model.
I found it to ride fine, but I liked the Biachi Pista a bit better. The Pista isn't as good a bargain here though. As for the Fuji, the stock tires (basic Kendas) didn't last long and the stock pedals are big and aggressive like mtn pedals, but I didn't mind them too much. The stock seat is/was super cushy. I think mine is last year's model.
About tires, you say they don't last long. Do you skid a lot? I'll put a brake, so I don't plan to skid. And what about stock bars? I think I'll better put something like Nitto RB-021.